What services does the Synod of the Northeast Coaching Network provide?
How is Coaching done?
What are the qualifications of Coaches in the Synod of the Northeast Coaching Network?
How can I connect with a Coach?
What does Coaching cost?
Coaching fees charged by particular coaches may vary according to their level of certification, experience, and geographic location. Fee structure is one of the important questions to explore when contacting a coach to consider a coaching covenant. It is important to note that it is often possible for pastors / ministry leaders and CREs / lay pastors to request financial assistance for coaching from their Presbytery. Pastors and CREs can also use study leave funds for coaching. Leaders of emerging ministries may wish to seek financial support for coaching from their sponsoring entity (congregation / Presbytery, etc.)
Is Financial Assistance available for coaching?
The Synod of the Northeast believes in the power of coaching and has made some funds available for coaching for leaders and teams involved in ministry within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast which is consistent with the Vision and Mission of the Synod of the Northeast: A New Way Forward.
Who may apply for Financial Assistance?
Ministry leaders and leadership teams, including church boards and church committees of PCUSA congregations located within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast; leaders and leadership teams of Emerging Ministries sponsored by the PCUSA within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast.
What are the Criteria and Priorities for granting financial assistance ?
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- The SynodNE Coaching Network can connect you with professionally trained coaches with a commitment to and understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist in ministry settings.
- The SynodNE Coaching Network can refer you to other professionally trained coaches with a commitment to and understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist in ministry settings when no member of the Network is available and/or able to meet your particular needs.
How is Coaching done?
- Most coaching of individual leaders is done over the telephone or via technology (e.g., Skype or other visual technologies) and so geographic distance is not a barrier to working with a particular coach. Sometimes when a coach and a client are located near to each other face-to-face coaching is possible if that is the client's preference.
- Coaching of teams may be done via technology (e.g., Skype or other visual or auditory technologies) or by arranging for the coach to meet with your team on site.
What are the qualifications of Coaches in the Synod of the Northeast Coaching Network?
- Coaches who are members of the SynodNE Coaching Network are all certified by the International Coach Federation or have completed a minimum of 60 hours of training approved by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and are working toward ICF certification.
- Members of the SynodNE Coaching Network commit to abide by the ethical standards of the International Coach Federation in the practice of coaching within the Synod of the Northeast.
- Members of the SynodNE Coaching Network are all Presbyterians who are committed to the vision ministries, churches, and Presbyteries in the Synod of the Northeast.
How can I connect with a Coach?
- If you are interested in connecting with a member of the Synod of the Northeast Coaching Network, contact us using our Contact page - or email us directly: [email protected]. We will send you bios and contact information for members of the SynodNE Coaching Network who are able to accept new clients at that time. After reviewing these, you may contact one or more of the coaches to explore who might be the right coach for you. When you decide to work with a particular coach, you would sign a coaching covenant with that particular coach. The SynodNE Coaching Network does not assign coaches; as with all aspects of coaching, you are in control of the decisions and commitments you make.
- If there is not a member of the SynodNE Coaching Network available who is a good match for your needs, the SynodNE Coaching Network may refer you to another coach who is ICF certified (having completed 60 hours of training approved by ICF and be working toward ICF certification) who is not a member of the network. Again, you are in control and will decide whether or not to enter into a coaching covenant with that particular coach.
What does Coaching cost?
Coaching fees charged by particular coaches may vary according to their level of certification, experience, and geographic location. Fee structure is one of the important questions to explore when contacting a coach to consider a coaching covenant. It is important to note that it is often possible for pastors / ministry leaders and CREs / lay pastors to request financial assistance for coaching from their Presbytery. Pastors and CREs can also use study leave funds for coaching. Leaders of emerging ministries may wish to seek financial support for coaching from their sponsoring entity (congregation / Presbytery, etc.)
Is Financial Assistance available for coaching?
The Synod of the Northeast believes in the power of coaching and has made some funds available for coaching for leaders and teams involved in ministry within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast which is consistent with the Vision and Mission of the Synod of the Northeast: A New Way Forward.
Who may apply for Financial Assistance?
Ministry leaders and leadership teams, including church boards and church committees of PCUSA congregations located within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast; leaders and leadership teams of Emerging Ministries sponsored by the PCUSA within the bounds of the Synod of the Northeast.
What are the Criteria and Priorities for granting financial assistance ?
- Persons developing applications to be approved as a network who are referred for
coaching by a Synod Networker
- Leaders of emerging ministries
- Leaders actively engaged in church transformation
- Young ministry leaders
- Racial/ethnic
leaders
- Small church leaders
- Leaders working through
transitions and/or adaptive challenges
- Preference will be given to applicants whose
coaching is also supported by funds from their presbytery, congregation, and/or
continuing education funds.
- A commitment to participate in an evaluation process re: the experience of being coached.
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